GhArticles.com Every News in Detail
The unpleasant working conditions in France has caused Staff at coronavirus laboratories to go on strike.
The CGT labour union speaking with the Reuters news agency, hinted that several hundred staff from coronavirus laboratories were taking part in the ongoing protest, and that it was affecting testing in some towns.
According to the union, the strike could drag on if laboratory bosses failed to deal with complaints over staff shortages and pay.
“We’re overwhelmed,” one laboratory nurse told Reuters. “We’re exhausted, physically and mentally.”
A technician told the news agency the pace of work was “relentless” and that workers were doing free overtime.
France has ramped up testing for coronavirus, and now conducts more than one million tests a week, according to officials.
But people have complained of long queues at testing centres and delays in receiving results.
A representative of employers in the sector said the strike was having a minimal impact on testing.
Like other countries in Europe, France has reported a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks.
Source: BBC
